The Phoenix have earned yet more recognition on the international stage.
Lukas Kelly-Heald has been added to the All Whites squad to face India twice this month.
The defender has played every minute for the Nix across their four games so far, and has helped them to three clean sheets in a row for the first time since 2010.
Kelly-Heald has five caps for the senior New Zealand national team, making his debut in the 2024 OFC Nations Cup against the Solomon Islands.
He joins fellow Phoenix players Bill Tuiloma (49 caps), Alex Rufer (30 caps), James McGarry (7 caps) and Henry Gray (1 cap), as well as uncapped trio Nathan Walker, Corban Piper, and Matt Sheridan in the squad.
The All Whites will play India at 7pm on Thursday, November 12 at Go Media Stadium in Auckland, before facing them again at 4pm on Sunday, November 15 at One NZ Stadium in Christchurch.
